EBB & FLOW
A short film by Nay Tabbara
Determined to have her first kiss, Loulwa defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy. As she braves through Beirut in Pursuit of her sexual awakening, she finds herself taking an instant leap into adulthood when her world erupts into a redefined “normal”.
World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2024
Doha Film Institute Production Grant 2021
ReelChange film fund for music composition by New Music USA
The Future of Film is Female 2023 Post Production Financial Grant
Sundance Institute Uprise Grant 2021
NYU First Run Film Festival Jagat Murari directing award 2024
Pano Network Distribution Microgrant Spring 2024
NYU Black Family for Production and Riese Family Grant for Post
AWARDS
Cast: Dona Atallah, Aya Zeaiter, Sami Saade, Elyssa Skaff, Karim Chemaly, Sarah Atallah, Nadim Abou Samra, Wael Deeb, Jennifer Yammine, Mohamad Yassine.
Written and Directed by: Nay Tabbara
Produced by: Isabelle Mecattaf, Nay Tabbara, Hasan Hadi
Director of Photography: Mark Khalife
Production Designer: Lina Younes
Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer: Daniel Timmons
Costume Designer: Dina Nawfal
Music Composer: Alex Wakim
EBB & FLOW TEAM
For press and screener requests, please reach out to:
Nay Tabbara
Email: contact@naytabbara.com
Instagram: @naytabbara